U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will release obligated funding under the Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP) for 543 projects totaling $537 million in 29 states. This includes new projects approved within the first 100 days of the Trump Administration and advances President Trump’s January 20th Executive Order on …
Category: Ag News
Mar 31
Oklahoma Braces for Potential Severe Weather and Fire Danger
Oklahoma residents are urged to stay vigilant as the state faces the possibility of another round of severe weather this week, just days after a significant hailstorm. State Climatologist Gary McManus warns of potential tornadoes, large hail, and a high fire danger. “Fresh off our the hail from Saturday night/Sunday morning, we have another POTENTIAL …
Mar 31
Experience Expert Insights at the Hemphill County Texas A&M AgriLife Beef Conference
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is continuing his conversation with Andy Holloway about the 10th Annual Texas A&M AgriLife Hemphill County Beef Conference, which will be held on April 29-30 at the Jones Pavilion in Canadian, Texas. Click here to hear and read the first part of their discussion. After last year’s event attracted more …
Mar 31
Register today for the Oklahoma Beef Cattle Summit in Ada, Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Beef Cattle Summit is to be held at the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex in Ada, Oklahoma, on Thursday, April 17. The doors open at 8 a.m., and the agenda includes an impressive array of informative and educational seminars. From 8:45 a.m. until 9:30 am, OSU’s Ryan Reuter and Australian-national Mark Trotter will speak on …
Mar 31
Dr. Derrell Peel Discusses Feeder Cattle Markets Across Four Marches
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Dr. Peel compares four years of March feeder cattle market conditions. As March …
Mar 31
Monday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 31
Radio Oklahoma Network State Capitol Report for Monday March 31, 2025
RON’s Jacquelyn Farris reports from the State Capitol
Mar 29
OCA’s Michael Kelsey: Lawmakers Have Reached the Halfway Mark of 2025 Session
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s Executive Vice President, Michael Kelsey, to get a legislative update about what is being done in the Oklahoma State Capitol. The Oklahoma House and Senate deadline week has just ended, and the two legislative branches must have their bills in the …
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